Mark Balkovec's #122 & #123 hand carved Bamboo shank Pokers

[thesmokindragon]

Major-Major PAD beast rage'in at the Dragon's lair tonight...IMHO Mark is "King" of the Poker shape
#122

#123

 

[peckinpahhombre]

I am a poker fanatic and have gone to his site many times. But you can't buy one of the bloody things unless you go to The Danish Pipe Shop. Frustrating.

 

[redbeard]

:worship:
Those are so beautiful!!! I would have to buy them both!!! I'm in love, this forum gets me in trouble!!!

 

[jah76]

I don't care for bamboo too often on a pipe. It usually looks like an afterthought and alien. However on those two it looks perfectly natural and organic.
I really like the second one. Looks warm.

 

[thesmokindragon]

Yeah, even better that it is all briar, and just carved to look like

bamboo shank ;-) A master at work for sure

 

[redbeard]

Oh I thought it was truly bamboo!!! That makes it even cooler that's its all briar!!!

 

[dochudson]

were you on his waiting list or does he have pipes available sometimes?

 

[thesmokindragon]

I don't have any of these models just yet/just expressing PAD/in-my-sights

pipes I will try to acquire he does offer pipes outside the waiting

list from time to time (just check his for-sale section on website), and I know

the waiting list is pretty long, but IMHO/his creations are well worth the wait